The state audit reveals the lack of documents, which supports how state-issued funds have been spent.
A new Orleans Organization has been established to provide work training and placement, as it helps to prevent deportation, almost half of its state funding has spent charity bingo games. caused less money than they cost, According to Louisiana’s legislative auditor.
According to the audit published on July 21, experts noted that the African American National Association (NAAAED) received $ 400,000 from the previous year. Records shown that it spent almost half (199.568 dollars) on the hosto match hosted To create a foundationFor his mission to S, which is prohibited by the State Partnership Agreement with the State.
The audit also revealed that the organization received $ 185,000 to businesses and other recipients, but Failed to document How was that amount used? The auditor’s review has already found that the association spent more than $ 52,000 in the building where it was held in the central district near the New Orleans Supermut.
Naaaed Founder, Myron Lee Sr., confessed to the organization has stretched its budget Very thin.
“We tried to catch up with it as much as he could,” said Lee Louisiana IlluminatorA number “We tried to work it as well as possible and I think we are dominant.
Lee said that he had overestimated the community’s interest in participating in the Bingo Games, which are called to raise money for the organization.
“We did not have such a vision that we would usually have in another place, which could probably be more people coming.”
According to the State Partnership Agreement, the Association is obliged to spread approximately $ 680,000 to meet its goals, which include: Registration of at least 125 people in the training programs, Ensuring employment and provision of alarm prevention services by 30 June 2024. The organization must regularly submit a quarterly progress and expenditure report. As of March 5, the Association has not submitted any report, which has shown that it has made the terms of its agreement.
Posts have shown that NAAAAD has paid $ 115,000 – Scientific Media Services, a production company that claims to be Create a movie It will “stimulate the local economy” while providing jobs such as the camera, lighting and healthy work. Lee told Louisiana Illuminator Which NAAAED and scientific media produced “a number of documentaries” where students Participated in various production roles. According to the audit report, Naaaad has paid $ 23,000 to an anonymous program director and spent $ 50,000 on cameras and set design equipment.
The auditor responded in writing, Lin said that his organization will hire a certified public accountant to meet the required rules of the state as well as Improve its record practices.
“Our administrative assistant will be more involved in passing the reports. To our correctional correctional actions, we will involve the United States on state contracts.
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